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sent a delegation to compete at the

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. 143 Canadian athletes competed in 17 sports. Canada also sent several officials to the games, including Tara Grieve in

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and Andrew Smith in

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and

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). Swimmer Donovan Tildesley, a world record-holder and medalist at the

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and 2004 Paralympics, was the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The delegation is headed by Chef de Mission Debbie Low.

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ties the 5 gold medal record at a single Games for a Canadian, repeating the feat she performed at the

, and tying

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, who set the record at the

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Medalists

Sports

Archery

Men

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W 110-109 ,
L 110-111 , colspan=3, Did not advance , - , align=left, Norbert Murphy , align=left, Men's individual compound W1 , 627 , 5 ,
W 98-75 ,
L 97-111 , colspan=4, Did not advance

Women

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L 49-84 , colspan=5, Did not advance

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Boccia

Cycling

Men's road

Men's track

Women's road

Women's track

Equestrian

Individual events

Team

* - denotes score is counted towards the total team's score.

Goalball

The men's and women's teams didn't win any medals; the men's team were knocked out by

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in the quarter finals and the women's team didn't succeed to the semifinals.

Men's tournament

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;Group B matches ;Quarterfinals ;5-8th classification ;5/6th classification

Women's tournament

;Players *

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* Amy Kneebone *

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* Shawna Ryan *

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;Preliminary matches

Judo

Men

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Men

Wheelchair basketball

The Canadian men's team won a silver medal after being defeated by

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in the silver medal match while the women's team finished in fifth place overall.

Men's tournament

;Players * Patrick Anderson *

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* Chris Stoutenberg ;Group A Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals ---- ;Semifinals ---- ;Gold medal game ----

Women's tournament

;Players * Chantal Benoit *

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* Tara Feser *

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* Katie Harnock * Jennifer Krempien * Janet McLachlan * Kendra Ohama * Cindy Ouellet * Sabrina Pettinicchi *

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* Misty Thomas ;Group B Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals ---- ;Classification 5-8 ---- ;Fifth place ----

Wheelchair fencing

Men

Wheelchair rugby

The Canadian rugby team won the bronze medal after narrowly defeating

in the bronze medal match.

Wheelchair tennis

Men

Women

Quads

References

External links

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic CommitteeFull list of Canadian athletes at the Beijing Paralympics
(Canadian Paralympic Committee website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Canada At The 2008 Summer Paralympics Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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